Amended in Senate August 19, 2014

Amended in Senate June 12, 2014

California Legislature—2013–14 Regular Session

Assembly BillNo. 1920


Introduced by Assembly Member Campos

February 19, 2014


An act tobegin delete add and repeal Title 15.5 (commencing with Section 97000) of the Government Code, and toend delete amend Section 6027 of the Penal Code, relating to corrections.

LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL’S DIGEST

AB 1920, as amended, Campos. Board of State and Community Corrections.

Existing law establishes the Board of State and Community Corrections to collect and maintain available information and data about state and community correctional policies, practices, capacities, and needs, as specified. Existing law also requires the board to develop incentives for units of local government to develop comprehensive regional partnerships whereby adjacent jurisdictions pool grant funds in order to deliver services to a broader target population and maximize the impact of state funds at the local level.

This bill would specifically require that those services include job training and employment opportunities, and that the target population include at-risk youth.

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The bill would also enact, only until January 1, 2020, the Social Impact Partnerships Pilot Program, and would require the board to administer the program. The bill would authorize the Chair of the Board of State and Community Corrections, upon the appropriation of sufficient funds by the Legislature, to enter into “social impact partnerships,” which would be defined as contracts for services provided to address a defined demographic group’s particular needs that are traditionally addressed through state programs. The bill would authorize the chair to identify and submit proposed social impact partnerships to specified members of the Legislature beginning in 2015, and would require the chair to report annually to the Governor and Legislature on the status of each ongoing social impact partnership. The bill would also require the chair to consult with the appropriate state agency or department responsible for administering a state program that would be affected by the proposed social impact partnership. The bill would create the Social Innovation Financing Trust Fund in the State Treasury and require that all funds appropriated by the Legislature for purposes of the program, as specified, be deposited into the fund.

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Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: yes. State-mandated local program: no.

The people of the State of California do enact as follows:

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SECTION 1.  

Title 15.5 (commencing with Section 97000) is
2added to the Government Code, to read:

3 

4Title 15.5.  Social Impact Partnerships Pilot
5Program

6

 

7

97000.  

For purposes of this title, the following definitions
8apply:

9(a) “Board” means the Board of State and Community
10Corrections.

11(b) “Chair” means the Chair of the Board of State and
12Community Corrections.

13(c) “Social impact partnership,” which may also be known and
14referred to as a “pay for success contract,” refers to a contract for
15services provided to address a defined demographic group’s
16particular needs that are traditionally addressed through state
17programs, and funding for those programs, and that are entered
18into in order to improve outcomes and lower costs because payment
19is made only after measured results are achieved.

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97001.  

(a) There is hereby established the Social Impact
21Partnerships Pilot Program.

P3    1(b) The board shall administer the Social Impact Partnerships
2Pilot Program.

3(c) (1) The chair may identify and submit proposed social
4impact partnerships to the chairs of the Senate and Assembly
5budget committees and the chairs of the relevant subcommittee
6for consideration with the May Revision of the Governor’s Budget
7each year beginning in 2015.

8(2) Before submitting a proposed social impact partnership
9pursuant to paragraph (1), the chair shall consult with the
10appropriate state agency or department responsible for
11administering a state program that would be affected by the
12proposed social impact partnership.

13(3) At a minimum, each submission shall include all of the
14following:

15(A) A description of the proposed social program.

16(B) A description of the organization’s experience in providing
17the proposed social program.

18(C) A description of the financial stability of the organization.

19(D) An identification of each component of the social program
20to be provided.

21(E) A description of the manner in which the social services
22will be provided.

23(F) A description of the recruitment or selection process, or
24both, for participants in the social program.

25(G) The proposed quantifiable results upon which success of
26the social program will be measured.

27(H) An itemization of all expenses proposed to be reimbursed
28under the contract.

29

97002.  

(a) Upon appropriation of sufficient funds by the
30Legislature, the chair shall enter into a contract with the approved
31applicant.

32(b) Each contract shall include all of the following:

33(1) A requirement that the payment be conditioned on the
34achievement of specific outcomes based upon defined performance
35targets.

36(2) An objective process by which an independent evaluator,
37selected by the chair, will determine whether the performance
38targets have been achieved.

39(3) A calculation of the amount and timing of payments that
40would be earned by the service provider during each year of the
P4    1agreement if performance targets are achieved as determined by
2the independent evaluator.

3(4) A determination by the chair that the contract will result in
4significant performance improvements and budgetary savings
5across impacted agencies or departments if the performance targets
6are achieved.

7(c) The chair shall not enter into any contract that exceeds the
8funds appropriated for it by the Legislature.

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97003.  

(a) The Social Innovation Financing Trust Fund is
10hereby created in the State Treasury. All funds appropriated by
11the Legislature pursuant to Section 97002 shall be deposited into
12the Social Innovation Financing Trust Fund.

13(b) Social impact partnership contracts entered into by the board
14with approved applicants shall be paid from the Social Innovation
15Financing Trust Fund.

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97004.  

(a) The board may adopt regulations to implement this
17title.

18(b) The board shall adopt a reasonable application fee that is
19sufficient to cover the expenses incurred by the board in processing
20the application.

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97005.  

(a) The chair shall report annually to the Governor and
22Legislature on the status of each ongoing social impact partnership,
23including, but not limited to, a description of the desired outcome
24and an overview of the independent evaluator’s findings. The
25report shall also contain an accounting of the Social Innovation
26Financing Trust Fund.

27(b) A report made pursuant to this section shall be made in
28accordance with the requirements of Section 9795.

29(c) This section shall remain in effect only until January 1, 2020,
30and as of that date is repealed, unless a later enacted statute, that
31is enacted before January 1, 2020, deletes or extends that date.

32

97006.  

This title shall not create a statutory entitlement to
33services or any contractual obligation on the part of the state.

34

97007.  

This title shall remain in effect only until January 1,
352020, and as of that date is repealed, unless a later enacted statute,
36that is enacted before January 1, 2020, deletes or extends that date.

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Section 6027 of the Penal Code is amended to
39read:

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6027.  

(a) It shall be the duty of the Board of State and
2Community Corrections to collect and maintain available
3information and data about state and community correctional
4policies, practices, capacities, and needs, including, but not limited
5to, prevention, intervention, suppression, supervision, and
6incapacitation, as they relate to both adult corrections, juvenile
7justice, and gang problems. The board shall seek to collect and
8make publicly available up-to-date data and information reflecting
9the impact of state and community correctional, juvenile justice,
10and gang-related policies and practices enacted in the state, as well
11as information and data concerning promising and evidence-based
12practices from other jurisdictions.

13(b) Consistent with subdivision (c) of Section 6024, the board
14shall also:

15(1) Develop recommendations for the improvement of criminal
16justice and delinquency and gang prevention activity throughout
17the state.

18(2) Identify, promote, and provide technical assistance relating
19to evidence-based programs, practices, and promising and
20innovative projects consistent with the mission of the board.

21(3) Develop definitions of key terms, including, but not limited
22to, “recidivism,” “average daily population,” “treatment program
23completion rates,” and any other terms deemed relevant in order
24to facilitate consistency in local data collection, evaluation, and
25implementation of evidence-based practices, promising
26evidence-based practices, and evidence-based programs. In
27developing these definitions, the board shall consult with the
28following stakeholders and experts:

29(A) A county supervisor or county administrative officer,
30selected after conferring with the California State Association of
31Counties.

32(B) A county sheriff, selected after conferring with the California
33State Sheriffs’ Association.

34(C) A chief probation officer, selected after conferring with the
35Chief Probation Officers of California.

36(D) A district attorney, selected after conferring with the
37California District Attorneys Association.

38(E) A public defender, selected after conferring with the
39California Public Defenders Association.

P6    1(F) The Secretary of the Department of Corrections and
2Rehabilitation.

3(G) A representative from the Administrative Office of the
4Courts.

5(H) A representative from a nonpartisan, nonprofit policy
6institute with experience and involvement in research and data
7relating to California’s criminal justice system.

8(I) A representative from a nonprofit agency providing
9comprehensive reentry services.

10(4) Receive and disburse federal funds, and perform all
11necessary and appropriate services in the performance of its duties
12as established by federal acts.

13(5) Develop comprehensive, unified, and orderly procedures to
14ensure that applications for grants are processed fairly, efficiently,
15and in a manner consistent with the mission of the board.

16(6) Identify delinquency and gang intervention and prevention
17grants that have the same or similar program purpose, are allocated
18to the same entities, serve the same target populations, and have
19the same desired outcomes for the purpose of consolidating grant
20funds and programs and moving toward a unified single
21delinquency intervention and prevention grant application process
22in adherence with all applicable federal guidelines and mandates.

23(7) Cooperate with and render technical assistance to the
24Legislature, state agencies, units of general local government,
25combinations of those units, or other public or private agencies,
26organizations, or institutions in matters relating to criminal justice
27and delinquency prevention.

28(8) Develop incentives for units of local government to develop
29comprehensive regional partnerships whereby adjacent jurisdictions
30pool grant funds in order to deliver services, such as job training
31and employment opportunities, to a broader target population,
32including at-risk youth, and maximize the impact of state funds at
33the local level.

34(9) Conduct evaluation studies of the programs and activities
35assisted by the federal acts.

36(10) Identify and evaluate state, local, and federal gang and
37youth violence suppression, intervention, and prevention programs
38and strategies, along with funding for those efforts. The board shall
39assess and make recommendations for the coordination of the
40state’s programs, strategies, and funding that address gang and
P7    1youth violence in a manner that maximizes the effectiveness and
2coordination of those programs, strategies, and resources. By
3January 1, 2014, the board shall develop funding allocation policies
4to ensure that within three years no less than 70 percent of funding
5for gang and youth violence suppression, intervention, and
6prevention programs and strategies is used in programs that utilize
7promising and proven evidence-based principles and practices.
8The board shall communicate with local agencies and programs
9in an effort to promote the best evidence-based principles and
10practices for addressing gang and youth violence through
11suppression, intervention, and prevention.

12(11) The board shall collect from each county the plan submitted
13pursuant to Section 1230.1 within two months of adoption by the
14county boards of supervisors. Commencing January 1, 2013, and
15annually thereafter, the board shall collect and analyze available
16data regarding the implementation of the local plans and other
17outcome-based measures, as defined by the board in consultation
18with the Administrative Office of the Courts, the Chief Probation
19Officers of California, and the California State Sheriffs’
20Association. By July 1, 2013, and annually thereafter, the board
21shall provide to the Governor and the Legislature a report on the
22implementation of the plans described above.

23(12) Commencing on and after July 1, 2012, the board, in
24consultation with the Administrative Office of the Courts, the
25California State Association of Counties, the California State
26Sheriffs’ Association, and the Chief Probation Officers of
27California, shall support the development and implementation of
28first phase baseline and ongoing data collection instruments to
29reflect the local impact of Chapter 15 of the Statutes of 2011,
30specifically related to dispositions for felony offenders and
31postrelease community supervision. The board shall make any
32data collected pursuant to this paragraph available on the board’s
33Internet Web site. It is the intent of the Legislature that the board
34promote collaboration and the reduction of duplication of data
35collection and reporting efforts where possible.

36(c) The board may do either of the following:

37(1) Collect, evaluate, publish, and disseminate statistics and
38other information on the condition and progress of criminal justice
39in the state.

P8    1(2) Perform other functions and duties as required by federal
2acts, rules, regulations, or guidelines in acting as the administrative
3office of the state planning agency for distribution of federal grants.

4(d) Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to include, in the
5provisions set forth in this section, funds already designated to the
6Local Revenue Fund 2011 pursuant to Section 30025 of the
7Government Code.



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